Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1929)

Gossip of All the Studios [ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 51 The Big Three are together again ! Director Frank Borzage, two-time Photoplay Medal Winner, is talking over "The Lucky Star," his tenth Fox picture, with Janet Gaynor and Charlie Farrell. How about another medal, Frankie? Further questioning ^'ould only cause the reticent Mr. Colman to turn silent, and then flee. Meanwhile, 'who is the dashing Mrs. McDonald? Hollywood Sherlocks are beginning to put on their fake beavers, and prowl. HTHE arrival in Los Angeles for a series of •' matches of the Midwick Country Club of such well-known poloists as Tommy Hitchcock, Averill Harriman, Winston Guest, Laddie Sanford, Arden Roark, Jack Whitney, and a half dozen others, caused almost as much of a flutter in the feminine hearts of Hollywood as did the visit of Prince George of England. Although Tommy Hitchcock had removed himself from the ranks of the other very, very eligible bachelors, there remained a sufiicient number to provoke considerable rivalry among the fair sex. Hollywood was well represented at the matches. Virginia Valli usually sat in a box with the men who were not playing in the match of the day, and chatted between chukkers to those who were. Marion Davies, Claire Windsor, Lily Damita and others cried encouragement to their favorite teams and favorite players, while Mary and Doug talked over the various plays with Major and Lady Metcalfe. Blanche Sweet found an admirer in the blond Laddie Sanford, while Adonis in the person of Winston Guest was hard put to it to decide between the blonde vivacity of Lily Damita and the seductively brunette Mona 80 Maris. Lily had him as a dinner companion, Mona carried him off to a tete-a-tete luncheon, Lily watched a picture with him, Mona danced with him. It was hard to say which picture he carried away with him, and it is difficult to say whether he enjoyed the rivalry between the two more than their many friends who watched the maneuvers of each with pleasure. NO issue of this uplifting journal is quite complete without the latest story about John, Dick Arlen's butler and boy of all work. The other day a messenger boy found John at work in the garden. "Can you tell me where Mr. Arlen Uves?" he asked. "Well," said John, "there are two residences heah. Ah lives at the back. Mistah Ahlen lives just in front of this house." When Doris Hill would a'skating go she just puts on her bathing suit and furanklets and steps out on the artificial ice of California. "Skating is SUCH hot work,'' says Doris. "Even in the shade of the palms" Wide World BEN LYON and Bebe Daniels are going to tackle matrimony from a new angle. They are learning to make the necessary compromises before instead of after taking the vows. Bebe has always been a bridge hound, while Ben never cared a hoot about the game. But now he has bought every obtainable book on the subject, and is boning hard so he can make a fourth in the games around the old Lyon fireside. Bebe, not to be licked, is taking up flying, so that she can indulge Ben's hobby, too. As a matter of fact, she is actually taking up piloting. With this give and take spirit, the Daniels-Lyon marriage should not be one of these Hollywood flowers that bloom in spring, tra-la, and fade away in the fall, boo-hoo ! [ CONTINUED ON PAGE 83 ] This is Joyce Murray, the adorable mite who led the beautiful "Wedding of the Painted Doll" number in that great talkie, "The Broadway Melody." "Always on her toes, this baby!" say her studio bosses BuU